Mister Monday
- 361
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Mister Monday” opens “The Keys to the Kingdom” with real invention: a House at the centre of the universe and a twelve-year-old who inherits it. Nix borrows the shapes of religious stories and bends them into something of his own, down to the odd creatures in bowler hats. Aimed at readers of about Arthur’s age, it also pleases some adults, and it leaves readers wanting the second volume.
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About the book
Mister Monday is the first novel in the series The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix. It follows Arthur Penhaligon, a twelve-year-old boy who becomes the heir to the center of the universe, called the House, and must fulfil a mysterious Will in order to claim it from seven antagonistic Trustees.
Reading order · The Keys to the Kingdom
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 178 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 6 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 172 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Mister Monday?
It has 361 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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